Few things in the workplace are as difficult as delegation - or as important.
Anyone in a position of supervision, management or leadership must be
able to get results through the work of other people. The process must
be reliable and effective. It must be handled without excessive duplicated
effort, and it must produce a net gain in output and in the value of the
mutual relationship.

If the senior person attempting to delegate must invest too much time
and effort in instruction, direction, oversight or supervisory participation
to ensure a satisfactory outcome, delegation is wasteful. "Delegation"
that is actually "dumping" is worse. That is a one-way transfer of responsibility
without adequate information, authority, safeguard or support. It results
in damage on all counts.

The essence of the challenge is that the senior party's
responsibility cannot be given away, only shared; while authority cannot
be withheld or transferred, only divided. The relationship is complex,
requiring thoughtful effort on both sides, as well as goal coordination
and thorough communication.

Delegation is a special combination of teamwork and project management.
When it is done well, it creates remarkable productivity. As a bonus,
it provides a very satisfying growth process for both delegator and delegatee.

Communication is the lifeblood of human organization, in small partnerships and large corporations – and the pipeline to their markets. Jim provides practical approaches to all the oral and written forms.

Personal Productivity is fundamental, and it consists of skills that can be examined, practiced and perfected. Likewise Leadership and Supervision. Jim has common-sense training designs for dozens of these essentials.

There is no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising from a preliminary discussion of consultation or training solutions.